Cliffside Park Board tables several resolutions, reviews website, facilities and curriculum updates
Summary
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Cliffside Park Board of Education voted to table resolutions 29, 31 and 32 for further review, approved the meeting agenda and heard reports on a new ADA-compliant website, facilities projects, Title I/LEAR updates and upcoming budget work.
The Cliffside Park Board of Education voted on Sept. 17 to table resolutions 29, 31 and 32 after a motion to do so was made to allow further discussion in a future work session, a board member said. The motion to table was made by a board member identified in the transcript as Speaker 2 and seconded by Speaker 3; board members then voted to table the listed resolutions.
During the superintendent’s report, district leaders said field tests for the NJSLA and NJGPA were completed, report cards for kindergarten through fifth grade will be issued later in the week, and the district’s new ADA-compliant website is live. The superintendent said the updated communication system will allow the district to send uniform notifications via text, phone call and email.
Facilities updates included a new multipurpose-room floor at School 5 expected to finish the week of the meeting and lobby renovations at Cliffside Park High School. The district also reported a reconfigured cafeteria point-of-sale and additional student service lines.
The assistant superintendent reported curriculum work: Title I and ESL programs are fully staffed, all assessments are complete, and the district completed required K–3 LEAR (Learning Equity and Academic Recovery) assessments and action plans. The policy committee flagged three items for future policy work: the K–8 advocate program (considering bringing it in-house), an athletics policy recommendation, and a proposal to create and advocate for a special-education reserve account at the state level.
On finance, board members said they were preparing the 2026 budget and emphasized a December timeline to finalize bid-ready capital projects. The meeting materials included a contract resolution (listed as Resolution 51) with SHI for technology and security infrastructure (server and camera upgrades, wiring) executed through a state contract and coordinated with district IT staff.
The board accepted the meeting agenda later in the session after a motion and second; members recorded several affirmative votes during the roll call. Student council representatives closed the meeting with short remarks about recent events (a visit by influencer Jersey Jones on cyberbullying, participation in a local driving-safety symposium) and plans for holiday community drives. The board adjourned following the student remarks.
Where votes or formal outcomes were recorded in the transcript, this article reports them as described in the meeting record; specific dollar amounts, exact vote tallies beyond named 'yes' responses for roll call on the tabling motion and agenda acceptance, and some resolution wording were not provided in the transcript.
